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Rocketman: Samoa bans Elton John biopic over gay scenes, says 'it clashes with country’s cultural beliefs'
FirstpostThe Samoan government has banned the widely acclaimed Taron Egerton starrer film from screening in the South Pacific island country over its depiction of homosexuality The Pacific nation of Samoa has banned singer-songwriter Elton John’s biopic Rocketman over its depiction of homosexuality. The Samoan government has banned the widely acclaimed Taron Egerton starrer film from screening in the South Pacific island country, reported Entertainment Weekly. Breaking the news on Facebook, the Apollo Cinemas Samoa wrote, “Unfortunately due to censoring issues we have had to cancel Rocketman.” The film follows John’s journey starting from a young piano prodigy named Reginald Dwight, to a rockstar struggling with addiction who finally finds his way to sobriety. Earlier this week, the makers of Rocketman and Elton John blasted the Russian distributor of the film for removing same-sex intimate scenes from the musical biopic.
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